Celebrating Architecture with Odyssey through the Arts

Students in grades K-8 (except grade 2*) celebrated Odyssey through the Arts: Architecture this week with help from our amazing parent volunteers!  Students participated in rich discussion using the language of the arts in all grades.  Students discussed work of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, when architects Daniel Burnham, Louis Sullivan and Frank Lloyd Wright "made no small plans" for our city, following the Chicago Fire.

A tremendous thank you to our parent visitors this week!  Please view the PowerPoint online at the Art class webpage in the Parent Portal.

Students in Kindergarten exercised knowledge of Shape in responding to discussion, as well as in creating Shape City collages due to their longer class period. Great work, Kindergarten!  Check back soon for photos!

*Second Grade students in Ms. Garcia and Ms. Malaney's class finished up their fall-themed collages this week.  (Mrs. Bordens and Ms. Donahue's class did not meet because of the Choir Builders concert.)  Students created pumpkins larger in the foreground and smaller in the background to show perspective.  Some students even painted the pumpkins darker on top and bottom to show value!  Fantastic work, Second Grade!

Also, Thank you Mrs. Ryan for volunteering in the 2nd grade!

Second grade students will have their Odyssey through the Arts discussion this coming week.